The Woman in the Window is a classic page-turner.
It is a story of Anna Fox, a woman who is depressed, drunkard and an extreme case of Agoraphobia. She is 38 years old children’s psychologist who ironically is herself depressed yet provides consultation to adults on Agora.com( a website for people looking for help). Her only connection to the real world is her Nikon camera through which she peeks into her neighbor’s lives through windows in her four-storeyed mansion. Her head is full of surreptitious constant conversations with her husband Ed and daughter Olivia.
Neighbors have\ been coming and going for past eight months, but her life hadn’t until the Russell’s shifted in 212. Alistair Russell his wife Jane Russell and kid Ethan Russell are the new maniacs in Jane’s life or is she who is the maniac?
During these 8 months, she had least possible human connection but she doesn’t even crave for it, at least not consciously. But, this Russell , …isn’t not okay with this idea.How can someone be so desperate to live alone?How can someone break all ties with real world?
So one by one they begin their life changing journey to Dr. Fox’s house.
First a candle, then a game of chess and then starts the infinite police visits to Anna’s once quiet and dark place. This was the beginning to end of Anna’s dark and sad life .
It is a thrilling page turner.You can easily read it in one go.
There were two times when I actually felt like what is left for author to write anymore and this part only made the book more interesting.
Narration isn’t very descriptive but covers all the aspects required to describe a setup. However, I would like to mention that there were times when I was unable to imagine what was happening solely on the basis of what was written. For me, that is an essential ingredient for any good book.
Crafty Reader 